First impressions
Now that I have been in Vancouver a few months it’s time to jot down my first observations, experiences and reactions, to record how they differ from my usual surroundings. These are the signposts …
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July 8 2019 Columns Summertime in Seoul
Photo by Julie Adiwal
In June, my wife Sherry and I travelled to Seoul, South Korea for our first international travel … -
July 8 2019 Focus on Local Artist Yadav Baznath (a.k.a Yadu)
Yadav Baznath feels that Vancouver has had a positive influence on his life | Photo courtesy of Yadav Baznath
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June 24 2019 Columns A nepalese point of view
Growing up in Beijing in a typical Nepali household was an experience of a lifetime that I cherish, and I will always be grateful for. However, one thing that I struggled with growing up was …
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June 10 2019 Columns Vancouver, a journey at the heart of diversity
French by birth and daughter of immigrants, I have known many different cultures and traveled to a great many countries during my lifetime – Switzerland, Belgium, Israel, Italy, Malaysia. I have …
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June 10 2019 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Backing into the future
The demolition of the Farmer Building (foreground of picture) at the corner of Robson and Granville has uncovered the past while making way for the future. Exposed on the Power Block Building beside …
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May 20 2019 Columns Ishmael and Ahab
This world will become one – I have found the way. Race. Tribal affiliations. National borders. Even my face will become irrelevant in the times to come. The world I envisioned will finally become …
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May 6 2019 Verbatim A place where all is possible
I arrived in Vancouver in October 2018. Montréal had been the first city to welcome me on Canadian soil, and I stayed there almost three years during which time I felt as if I was in a small …
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April 22 2019 Verbatim New landscape, new life
I was in for a culture shock when I moved to West Vancouver, B.C. Having spent 22 years of my life living in the bustling multicultural metropolis that is London, England, I initially found myself …
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April 8 2019 Verbatim Love you, love you not
When I look at you, walk along you, discover you, I have the song Whirlwind by Joseph, in mind. Vancouver, you surprise me but also throw me. You are both welcoming and recalcitrant. You open the …